I ’ve met NY Times and USA Bestselling author, Brenda Novak, a few times now at different RT Conventions, but this year I was at a “Make a Date with Harlequin” author signing event with her, and I have to say, it was a thrill to think I was signing my books at the same event! Not only have I been reading and loving her stories since...well, it seems like forever...but I also successfully managed to bid for a writing critique from Annie West through Brenda’s on-line auction which she organised for many years to raise funds for Diabetes, and that critique helped me hone the first three chapters of my story “Roses for Sophie”. I can only imagine how many others Brenda’s auctions helped—both in terms of raising much needed money for Diabetes and in helping aspiring/published authors.   One of Brenda’s favourite quotes is from Bill Widener who said, “Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.” It seems to me that’s pretty much a quote that Brenda has lived by. Brenda says she ...